Health
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PPEs cannot prevent you from catching coronavirus – Bureau of Public Safety
The Executive Director for the Bureau of Public Safety (PBS), Nana Yaw Akwada says that in the hierarchy of control and safety, the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) do not guarantee protec…
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Three communities enjoy free eye screening in Builsa South
More than 130 persons from three communities in the Builsa South District of the Upper East Region have undergone free eye screening for various diseases. Out of the number of residents screened, 26 …
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Pharmacists express mix feelings over high sales of contraceptives
Some Pharmacists in Osu have expressed mix reactions on how contraceptives and emergency contraceptives market was booming during the festive seasons. Speaking to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Accra…
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Three rabies cases confirmed in Kpone-Katamanso Municipality
Three rabies cases have been confirmed in three communities in the Kpone-Katamanso Municipality of the Greater Accra Region. The communities are Kakasunanka, Katamanso, and Kpone, the Municipal capit…
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Eighteen babies born on New Year at Ridge Hospital
Eighteen babies were born on New Year day at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital (Ridge) in Accra. The babies, ten boys and eight girls, were delivered between the hours of 0010 hours and 11:55 hours…
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#BREAKING: Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine approved for use by the UK Gov’t
The Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine has been approved for use by the United Kingdom’s medicines regulator. The jab, which is significantly easier to transport and store than alternatives includin…
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COVID-19: Gov’t set to renew imposition of Restriction Act – Kojo Oppong Nkrumah
Government has announced plans to renew the Imposition of Restrictions Act, 2020 (Act 1012), which expired on Tuesday, December 22, 2020. The legislation allowed for restrictions to be imposed if it …
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Our airports are safe for all travelers – Travellers assured
Air travellers have been assured of their safety at the country’s airports, which have for the third time been disinfected against the deadly Coronavirus. Director of Communications and Corporate Aff…
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Explainer: Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech covid-19 vaccines; how it works
U.S. regulators authorized Moderna Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use on Friday, a week after granting the first U.S. authorization to Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE’s coronavirus shot. The followi…
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Parliament assents €18.8m loan for the purchase of 112 ambulances
Parliament has approved €18.8 million euros loan to procure an additional 112 ambulances for the National Ambulance Service. The loan agreement is between the Government of Ghana represented by the M…